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Recent Examples of airframe
The Ukrainian air force went to war with 43 flyable Su-25s, got an extra 18 airframes from Macedonia and Bulgaria and lost at least 20 of the jets in action, leaving at most 41 in service.
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David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The drone is the ostensible replacement for the Mavic 3 Enterprise and features a similar backpack-friendly foldable airframe.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The great warplane evacuation may have saved valuable airframes from destruction in the recent drone bombardment.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
What's more, it's supposed to pack the VTOL lift fan and direct thrust technology developed by Lockheed Martin and partners (at a cost of billions of dollars) into an airframe only 6 feet long (1.8 m) with a wingspan of 5 feet (1.5 m).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The drone is the ostensible replacement for the Mavic 3 Enterprise and features a similar backpack-friendly foldable airframe.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The great warplane evacuation may have saved valuable airframes from destruction in the recent drone bombardment.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
What's more, it's supposed to pack the VTOL lift fan and direct thrust technology developed by Lockheed Martin and partners (at a cost of billions of dollars) into an airframe only 6 feet long (1.8 m) with a wingspan of 5 feet (1.5 m).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airframe
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Over the years, this aircraft has had more than 21 major accidents and over 64 personnel killed and 93 injured.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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With different aircraft involved in recent aviation accidents, Boyd discussed whether commercial and general aviation vary in safety.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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These types of experiments in partial gravity can be done on parabolic airplane flights, but those only provide a few seconds of the right conditions to simulate the Moon's gravity.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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What: The exhibition will include works of art and memorabilia items as well as activities such as comic strip drawing, coloring, paper airplane making and photo opportunities.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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Unanswered questions after Delta plane crash Investigators are working to identify why a Delta Air Lines regional jet coming from Minnesota flipped on its roof during landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson International Airport.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash UCF cracks down on resale of football season tickets on secondary market West Colonial is one of Orlando’s ugliest streets.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
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Set to launch this year, the company's 14th ship will sail entirely off biofuel and wind and water propulsion.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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This config ships with an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, but HP has some alternate options as well.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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But critics were quick to point out that airships’ giant size hindered this aim.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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So figure a dozen or fewer airships still in operation ... across the entire world.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near the nation's capital, resulting in 67 fatalities.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Larson received a waiver last year after flying into Concord on a helicopter late as rain had impacted both of the prestigious races.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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